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Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Ivy-POisOning.

MesSrs. Editors american Farmer: -
IVy-poison sometimes called poisoned
oak is now one of the farmers ills, but
it has lost all its terrOrs for me. have
always been extremely susceptible to
the poison of pOison-ivy and oak so as
to give me great annoyance, unless it
is Immediately checked on its first ap-
pearance. This, common washing
soda accomplishes for me, if properly
applied. l make the application by
saturating slice of lOaf-bread with
water, then cover one surface with
soda, and apply to the eruption, the
soda next the flesh. When the bread
is dried by the animal heat, l drop
water on the outer side so as to keep it
thoroughly moistened, and dissolve the
soda crystals in contact with the skin.
This you will preceive, is merely a
bread pOultice the bread being a
vehicle through whose moisture the
soda reaches the humOr. | find that
washing or bathing with sOda-water,
even continuously, will not suffice with
me. My skin requires the heat and
moisture of the bread in order for the
soda to act on and neutralize the poi
son. rarely have need to retain this
soda pouItice for more than thirty min
utes on any affected part. No pain
ensues. Formerly I suffered for weeks
as the poison would spread all over my
body. Now thirty minutes measures
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Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
A Good Thing in Lemonade.

This is lemonade, is it not ?" inquir-
ed light. haired gentleman blandly, as
he stepped up in front of a stand on the
circus ground yesterday.
The proprietor replied that it was ice
cold lemOnande. and generously threw
in the information that the price was
only five cents a glass.
"T II take glass, If you please, said
the stranger, and it was placed before
him.
"If there is anything l am fond of, "
he continued with much affability, ait
is good lemonade ;" and he drew lem
on from one of his pockets, cut a hole
in it, and with great deliberation squeez-
ed the juice into the glass. Then from
another pocket he took a spoon and a
small paper sack filled with sugar, with
which he proceeded to sweeten the mix
ture. A crowd was gathering about him
by this time, and the proprietor of the
refreshment stand was becoming red
and moist.
I'll give you a halfa dollar to go away
from here" he said to the bland gentle
man anxiously.
My friend, " said the smiling custO-
mer, slipping with evident satisfaction
the beverage he had miXen, " it afOrds
me pleasure to say that this is the best
lemonade ever drank on a show ground
Here is your five cents" And he fin.
ished the glass, paid his money, and ell
bowed his way out through the crowd
Half an hour later the lemonade ven
der, broken up in business and disguis-
ed in pair of green goggles and a false
beard, was doing the three-card monte
act in a secluded place among the can
vas wagons and looking about search
ingly for light-haired and smiling
stranger. Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
A School Teachers Suit.

An interesting referee trial was
heard Wednesday afternoon be-
fore Squire Cullen in Reedy's Hall, at
Milford. The case was that of James
II. Thomas VS.. the commissioners of
School District No. 404, three miles
of Milford, and was brought to recover
pay for three months tuition. Ezekiel
Il. Cooper, Esq, of Dover appeared for
the plaintiff, and James H. Loaand,
Esq, for the defendants. About 80
witnesses were sworn and testified pro
and con as to Mr.. Thomas ability and
qualifications for a teacher; the COM
missiOners refusing to pay him on the
grounds of his having no certificate to
teach and that they had paid him for
his services, having discharged him be-
fore his quarter was finished. The
trial occupied the whole of the after
noon and the referees didn't leave the
room until 6 o'clock, returning in a
short time with a verdict in favor of
the plaintiff for $3.50 clear of costs
that being the sum he claimed, less
than what had been paid him before.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
For the Smyrna Times.
A Correction from Elder Ritten-
house.

MIR. EDITOR Il have seen the brief
report of the proceedings at the annual
session of the Baptists Association in
your last issue, and / am entirely salts
fed and pleased with it. 1t is not al
ways that we are reported with the
same degree of candOr and honesty as
you have shown and l doubt not that
1t will fully meet the minds of those
who were present and interested in the
exercises.
Ii L call the attention of yourself and
your readers to sentence or two in
said report it will not be in the
spirit of criticism or censure but
only to correct an enormous i'm
preston concerning the faith and prac-
tice of the Baptists, that is no doubt
honestly entertained by many.
The expression in regard to holding
the extreme teEletS Of CdLUin, as believed
and taught in "ye Oiden times"-- election
and reprObatiOn, &c.
The Baptists have frequently been
called Calvinists by others, but I have
no knowledge of their accepting the
term themselves, very few of them
have ever thought worth while to even
inform themselves what Calvin did
teach. He may on some points have
been in agreement with them, but the
Baptists were before Calvin. He never
that / know of made any pretensions
! to being a Baptist. On the contrary
he was among the reformers who pro-
tested against the cOrruptiOns of the
ROmish church, and he no doubt did
| reform somewhat the general profit.
/ gacy of his time. Still he believes in .
state religion, and had his system es.
tablished by law as far as he could, and
so compelled acquiescence by; force
| From what | have read of his writings
I believe he advocated what is called
reprObGtjOH. l desclaim the sentiment
both for myself, and for the denomina
tiOn. Having been always familiar
with them, and connected with them
for forty years, will be allowed to speak
for them. have uniformly dissenteC
! from the tenet referred to, and never
at any time advanced it. Whatever
honor attaches to the name or teach
ings of Calvin we can live without it
We have leadership that should bC
preferred before Calvin for it was be
fore him. 1t is higher authority. Will
regard to some institutions that ar,
named, which the Baptists are said t
believe to be wrong, | would simply
remark that the belief that they ar
wrong is only in so far as they CLAIM
to supersede the work of the Hol,
Spirit of God. 1t was said in prophec,
to Zion that Her children should al
be taught Of God.
have no disposition to discuss an,
of these points. l only wish to remOv
what thought to be an enormous i'm
preston, connecting the Baptists wit
the name of a reformer whose teach
ings abOunded with error.
With great respect,
+. RITTENHOUSE.
State Road, Det., June 2nd, 1887.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
The Rose Bug.

EAsToN, MD, June 1st,-Talbot
peach-grOwers report no appearance of
the rose bug on the peach trees in this
county. ]. w. Kerr, veteran nursey-
man of Caroline county, does not think
these insects are particularly hurtful
to peaches, and will avoid them as long
as they can find more palatable food.
They do great damage to grapes, and
on the Eastern Shore of Virginia some
times destroy the entire grape crop. A
profitable peach crop, but not large
one, is anticipated in Talbot this year.
If no damage befalls the wheat before
harvest the crop will be one of the
largest ever yielded in Talbot county.
CENTREvILLE, MD, June 1st,-
Queen Anne's county farmers are COM
planning of the unusual ravages of rose
bugs. The insects have played havoc
with many peach orchards, vineyards
and cherry trees, and some farmers
! COMPLAIN that corn is badly cut.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
The Great Secret.

A gOdly woman who is now dead,
and, as we cannot doubt, in Heaven,
was in the habit of meditating much
upon death, not because she was afraid
to die, but rather because she was
thoughtful and she saw the mysteries
which Overhang that event. She was
a cheerful, and not a gloomy or doubt
ing Christian. One of her Oft-repeated
remarks in regard to death was this
1--WE must all learn that great secret
for ourselves" This is the simple
truth. Just what it is to die, consider
ed in all the events connected there
with, is, even with the Bible in our
hands, a profound secret. which cannot
be solved by positive knowledge so
long as we remain in this world. The
dead never come back to tell us what
! death was to them; and we have no
observation or experience that can
cross the gulf which seperaates us
from them. Our direct intercourse
with them absolutely terminates at
death. We see them and hear them
no more. We must hence learn for
ourselves what death is, not to the
body but to the soul, which is essential
element of our being in even our pres
ent life. Being thus ignorant while
here, what we want, and in order to be
peaceful and happy in view of death,
must have, is some form of religious
faith which grasps the great future
that lies beyond death, and assures
us that it will be we'll with us after we
have left this world. This is precisely
what is given to us in the Word of God,
and especially in its plan of salvation
through Jesus Christ That Word,
| though it does not make us as familiar
with the future as we are with the
present, publishes good news in regard
to those who die in Lord, and "sleep
in Jesus" 1t is we'll with them. Their
condition after death is much better
than it was before They are far hap
pier than they were in this SHINING and
! suffering world. .-TldPDpndPnf.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Cabbage Worm Remedy.

1t is getting about the right time of
the year for the cabbage worm to begin
work on the cabbage leaves. So far it
is claimed the only practicable remedy
for them is to dust the cabbage plants
over with pyrethrum as often as new
crop of worms comes on. This insecti-
eide is also called buhach and Parsian
or Dalmatian insect powder. AS it los
es its strength by exposure to the air, it
must be fresh to insure it to be effective.
1t is the only insecticide that pOisons
insects and is harmless to human beings,
an experimenter having taken a large
tablespoonful with no injurious results.
II is also used for cherry and rose slughs
and many other insect pests. busted
through a small bellows made for the
purpose, pyrethrum is the best and
quickest clearace for house flies that
can be got.-PeninsUlG Farmer.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Public School Dividends.

Herman Bessey, superintendent of
schools for New Castle county, has
prepared and presented to the State
treasurer a schedule of the dividends
due each school district for the year
1887. His careful and excellent report
has been highly complimented by ex-
State Superintendent T. n. Williams
for its well studied and systematic
work, and shows clearly that Mr.. Bes-
sey is giving the most assiduOus care to
the duties of his responsible Office. 1t
becomes all who are interested in the
success of the public schools to give the
superintendent that hearty support
which the cause of education demands,
and so increase his efficiency that our
schools shall rise to still higher plane
of usefulness and serve the purposes
for which they were instituted.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
WHOLE NO. 1868.
The 'OrOss-the-Bay Railroad Once
More,

Observation-Disclosures papers are talk
ing Eastern Shore Railroad again-the
same old Eastern Shore Railroad that
runs from Ocean City to some point
in Talbot, and has to be transported
across the bay. A party of Baltimor-
cans recently went down and looked
over the situation. The visiting party
was banqueted, &c, &C., and expressed
itself as highly pleased with the out
look. The fact that the whole party
came near being called off by a stroke
OF lightning while on a tour of inspec-
ton, might possibly be a Providential
mint. Providence has, at odd times,
Killed OIL more promising undertakings
than this proposed Eastern Shore Rail-
road. 1t is said that the proposed
road will cost $750,0O0. To raise this
sum Baltimore city is asked to guaran-
tee bonds to the extent of $500, 900, and
the counties directly interested the
other $25O,OOO. In other words, the
city and the counties are to be asked
to build this road and to take chances
OF Its proving paying investment.
The Transcript has more than once
urged that the railroad which the
Eastern Shore just now specially needs
Is line running from Elkton down
| through the counties. That such a
road will be built within the next four
/ or five years, is more than likely,-in-
deed, circumstances point very strongly
to the belief that such a road is under
consideration by the B. & o. Eastern
Maryland already has intimate water
connections with Baltimore CITY. We
believe their is not a county on the
Shore that has not such daily connec-
ton. What the Eastern Shore needs
is railroad connection that will omen
to 1t markets east, west, north and
south for its peaches and other products.
The reason why Baltimore is losing a
large part of the Eastern Shore grain
trade is not because of a lack Of facili-
ties for reaching the Baltimore markets.
1t is because Philadelphia grain dealers
send agents down the Peninsula, who
buy and pay cash for grain on delivery
at the stations. The grain classifica-
tion in Baltimore is a thing of uncer-
tainty. No farmer can tell when he
ships what his grain will bring. But
with trunk line Peninsula railroad
and local buyers, Baltimore could be
upon an equal footing with Fhiladel-
phia grain trade. She could also get as
much of our peaches and other fruit as
she can consume, and that is all she
should ask.-ChestertOiVn Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Knights of the Golden Eagle.

Pilgrim Castle No. Z. Knights of the
Golden Eagle was re-organized on Fri
day 18th at Clayton. The following
officers was elected: Past Noble Chief,
Thos. W. Downing Noble Chief, VIM.
Leinberger; Vice Chief, D. w. Jones
Clerk of Exchequer, VIM. Whitlock ;
Keeper of Exchequer, c. A. Brown
High Priest, John P Clifton; Master
of Records, A. B. Nudge; Sir Herald,
George Hearn; Chamberlain, Harry
Beach First Guard, H. B. Wright ;
There are several other minor officers
yet to be elected. The organization
Vas effected by the officers of the
Grand Castle, of Wilmington. There
are at present some twenty members
and at each meeting this number is in
creased.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
The Easton Bishopric.

1t doesn't take the Easton Episoopa-
lians long to elect bishop; perhaps
practice is making them expert, since
the Rev. John S. Lindsay is the sixth
upon whom their choice has fallen to
fill the vacant chair of the late Bishop
Lay four of these declined and the
fifth died within three or four days of
his election, they will now wait to hear
of Mr.. Lindsay, like his California pre-
decessor, will say Dolemus, sed non
possumus. ."-EUery EUeniRg.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

Don't!-If dealer offers you bot
tie of Salvation Oil without labels, or
wrappers, or in a mutilated or defaced
package, don't touch it-don't buy it at
Gny price, you can rest assured that
there is something wrong-it may be a
dangerous and a worthless counterfeit.
Insist upon getting a perfect, atnbrOkenl
genuine package.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay county,
Iowa. tells the following story the truth Of which
is vouched for by the residents Of the town l
am 73 years old, have been troubled with kidney
complaint and lameness for many years could
not dress myself without help. Now am free
from all pain and soreness, and am able to
do all my own housewOrk. l owe my thanks 20
Electric Bitters for having renewed my youth,
and removed completely all disease and pain.
Try bottle, only so cents, at Jas. P. Hoffeckers
Drug Store.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Drunkenness. or Liquor Habit,

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1t can be given in cup of coffee or tea
without the knowledge Of the person taking
it. effecting Il speedy and permanent cure,
whether the patient is moderate drinker
or an alcoholic wreck Thousands of
drunkard7 haye been made temperate men
who have taken the Golden Specific in their
coffee without their knowledge, and to-day
believe they quit drinking of their own free
will. No harmful effect results from its
administration. Cures guaranteed. Send
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Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
CARPETS. .
CARPETS!

Having made arrangements to
sell Carpets by sample, 1 ask all
who want Carpets of any grade
or pattern to call and examine the
sample. Prices guaranteed as
low as the same goods can be
sold in New York or Philadel-
phia. Carpets, Oil Cloths, Rugs,
Mats, Mating, Carpet Lining,
Ottomans, Stair Rods, Druggets.
Window Shades, Plain and Col
ored Scrims, &c, &c, &c.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

A Berlin paper recently set ON foot a
census Of Germans who have been in
this world longer than Emperor Will
liam. The returns show that there are
over a thousand Ofthese aged people in
the empire, and, what will surprise most
readers, that no less than 160 of them
have reached the age of 100 years and
upward. The oldest is man 120 years,
and there are several between no and
120 years. The province of Silesia
turns out most fruitful in centenarians,
in proportion to population, while the
Baltic provinces also show up exceed
ingly well.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Delawareans in Baltimore.

Martin Z. and Artemas Smith of St.
Georges, graduated from the University
Maryland, on Friday last, receiving
the degrees of Bachelor of Laws, and
on the following day both were admit
ted to practice at the Baltimore bar.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

An exchange says the socialistic ele-
ment of the Knights of Labor will ask
Congress to amend one of the ten con-
mandments so as to read " Four days
of six hours each shalt thou work, and
have two holidays without reduction
of Mapes.n
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

If you want knowledge you must
toll for it if food, you must toll for it /;
and if pleasure you must toll for It,.
Toll is the law. Pleasure comes
through toll, and not by self-indul-
gence and Incidence. When one gets
to love work, his life is happy one
RltSkin
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
A Gift for All.

In order to give all chance TO test it, and thus
be convinced of its wonderful curative powers
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds, will be, for limited time
given away. This offer is not only liberal, but
shows unbOunded faith in the merits of this great
remedy. All who suffer from Coughs, Colds
Consumption. Asthmas, Bronchitis, or any atec-
tiOn of Throat Chest, or Lungs are especially re-
quested TO call at Jas. p. HOfieckerS, Drug Store,
and get a Trial Bottle Free, Large Bottles 81.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

There is said to be great joy in Ber-
lin over General Boulanger's downfall.
The pleasure should not be expressed
demOnstratively. Paris is an excitable
town and is bound to 60 crazy over
anything that Berlin hates.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

The New Jersey editors are going to
take their annual excursion to Gettys-
burg, the National Bridge and Luray,
starting from Philadelphia June 9th,
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

Good style is good sense, good
health, good energy and good will, but
a bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup is a
good benefactiOn that suffering human-
ity has already learned to appreciate.